He said: ‘Look, I’m in a business where you’ve got to sell tickets. But, my God, I would not be able to look at myself in the mirror if I felt strongly about something and didn’t speak up.

Chris Evans doesn’t mind if people disagree with him and boycott his movies (Picture: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

‘I think it’s about how you speak up. We’re allowed to disagree. If I state my case and people don’t want to go see my movies as a result, I’m okay with that.’

When Duke tweeted last month that Sessions’ appointment was ‘the first steps in the project of taking America back’ Evans said: ‘If David Duke…DAVID! DUKE!…thinks you’re right, then you are unequivocally wrong.’